Mahabharata 16.1.22 — Mausala Parva, Adhyaya 1, Shloka 22
अध्याय १: उत्पात-दर्शनम् तथा वृष्णि-विनाश-श्रवणम्
Omens Observed and the Hearing of the Vṛṣṇi Destruction
इत्यब्रुवन्त ते राजन् प्रलब्धास्तैर्दुरात्मभि: । मुनयः क्रोधरक्ताक्षा: समीक्ष्याथ परस्परम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity abruvanta te rājan prlabdhās tair durātmabhiḥ | munayaḥ krodha-raktākṣāḥ samīkṣyātha parasparam ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
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Disrespect toward the virtuous—especially deliberate mockery of sages—invites moral and karmic consequences. The verse frames anger not as mere emotion but as the threshold to a fateful pronouncement: arrogance and cruelty can precipitate one’s own ruin.
After being ridiculed by wicked youths, the sages become enraged, exchange glances, and prepare to speak—introducing the curse that will drive the catastrophic events of the Mausala Parva.
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